Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis has been cast alongside Chad Michael Murray (Riverdale) in the upcoming fantasy adventure film Max Winslow and the House of Secrets.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFTA)– True Detective, F.R.E.D.I., and now a brand new movie is using Northwest Arkansas as its backdrop for filming.

In a Fox 24 exclusive, Clarissa Bustamante caught up with one Hollywood star who was only in town filming for 24 hours.

After picking up multiple awards, the team behind the locally shot film “FREDI” has decided to return to the area to make another film.

If you missed your chance to see “Fredi” in theaters, you can catch it now on Netflix. “Fredi” tells the story of an intelligent, lovable robot known as “FREDI” that is stolen from a secret research facility and found by a teenager named James.

Johnny Remo and Sean Olson join Good Day NWA with the details on a new film “Max Winslow and the House of Doom.”

An aspiring artist must choose between her career and the love she walked away from once before, in “Christmas Wonderland” premiering Saturday, December 1 (9 p.m. ET/PT) on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. The new, original movie stars Emily Osment (Family Guy, Mom), Ryan Rottman (The Lying Game) and Kelly Hu (Archer, Arrow) airs as part of the network’s highly anticipated programming event ‘Miracles Of Christmas’.

Hallmark's new movie, Christmas Wonderland, stars Emily Osment as a woman who left her small town to pursue her dream of becoming a successful painter, but has since put her own creativity on hold. Returning home for Christmas, she reunites with her high school sweetheart, and gets back in touch with her true passion. To celebrate the release of Christmas Wonderland, here are a few key things to know about the 26-year-old actress.

Last year Skipstone Pictures filmed its latest release “F.R.E.D.I.” in and around Bentonville, and the family-oriented film about a teen who makes friends with a robotic artificial intelligence makes its local theatrical run starting today at the Skylight Cinema in Bentonville.

If you haven’t heard, F.R.E.D.I., the sci-fi adventure film shot in Bentonville and co-produced by Fayetteville-based Rockhill Studios, took home “Best in Fest” at the conclusion of Bentonville Film Festival! As the video captures below, the award took director Sean Olson by surprise and filled him with emotion as he and producer Johnny Remo sung the praises of the Bentonville and the Northwest Arkansas community in their acceptance speech.

We spoke with the filmmakers of "F.R.E.D.I.", Director & Writer Sean Olson, Writer & Producer Johnny Remo and Executive Producer Christian Beckman. This film was shot locally in and around the Bentonville area. Skipstone Pictures movie "F.R.E.D.I." was entered as a Competition - Feature Narrative film in the Bentonville Film Festival. Click on the video below to watch interviews.

Over the weekend, “Extra" editor Sean Olson won big at Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival.

Olson was honored with the Best of Fest award for “F.R.E.D.I.," a film he directed.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Sean shared onstage, “Oh, my God, I'm so shocked!”

"F.R.E.D.I." made its world premiere at this year's Bentonville Film Festival and secured the coveted Best of the Fest award.

Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival, which champions women and diverse voices in media, on Saturday announced its 2018 award winners.

The ceremony was hosted by The Real’s Loni Love, and presenters included festival co-founders Davis and Trevor Drinkwater and actress Stephanie Beatriz, with performances by Martina McBride and the Latin X Theater Project.

F.R.E.D.I. was filmed at many of Bentonville’s iconic sites.

Bentonville Film Festival fans lucky enough to land a ticket to the competition film "F.R.E.D.I." will get an eyeful of familiar scenery: The sci-fi adventure was shot right here in Northwest Arkansas last summer. Bentonville's downtown square, the Walmart Museum and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art are all featured prominently, though eagle-eyed viewers will also spot scenes shot in Rogers and Fayetteville as well.

A cloudless Sunday sky offered no relief to the production crew shuffling two cameras and three actors through traffic and around the Bentonville square earlier this month. After their hour-long lunch break, everyone was back to work creating FREDI, a family-friendly action-adventure slated to hit theaters in the summer of 2018.

Independent film producer Johnny Remo first visited Northwest Arkansas last year, for a screening of his movie “Saved by Grace” at the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF). He decided then it would be the setting of his next feature film, F.R.E.D.I.

“Extra's” Charissa Thompson caught up with Annie Wersching at Universal Studios Hollywood to talk about her starring role in Lifetime's new thriller, “The Other Mother.”

Annie describes it as having a “hand that rocks the cradle” vibe, as her character deals with a woman who has infiltrated the family and is influencing her teenage daughter.

“Extra’s” Charissa Thompson caught up with Patrick Muldoon at Universal Studios Hollywood, where he promoted his new film, “A Christmas Reunion,” just in time for the holiday season.

In the film, Muldoon reunited with his "Starship Troopers” co-star Denise Richards, who plays his ex-girlfrien

In A Christmas Reunion (Ion, Dec. 13, pictured), Denise Richards plays an ad exec (slightly more realistic than a nuclear physicist) who learns that her aunt left her — and her ex-boyfriend — a bakery. Our prediction: They bake it ‘til they make it.

Check out this trailer for Denise Richards’ upcoming film, “A Christmas Reunion”!

In the film, Richards plays the role of a Madison Avenue executive, Amy, who discovers an unusual Christmas surprise when she inherits her Aunt's hometown bakery. The real shocker comes when she learns the other half of the bakery was left to her ex-boyfriend, Jack (Patrick Muldoon). Unresolved personal issues resurface between them, as the exes return home to co-manage the store.

The flick reunites Denise and Patrick, who worked together on "Starship Troopers."

"Extra" host Mario Lopez is putting on his acting cap to voice the role of the adorable pooch Zeus in the new Lionsgate film, "The Dog Who Saved Easter." Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the film, which features a slewof your favorite '90s stars, including "Baywatch's" Nicole Eggert, "Lois& Clark's" Dean Cain, and "Clueless" star Elisa Donovan!